Protein Information

Name bcl 2
Synonyms Apoptosis regulator Bcl 2; B cell CLL/lymphoma 2; B cell lymphoma protein 2 alpha; B cell lymphoma protein 2 alpha isoform; BCL2; Bcl 2; B cell CLL/lymphoma 2s; B cell lymphoma protein 2 alphas…

Compound Information

Name nicotine
CAS

Reference List

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19063868 Marrero MB, Bencherif M: Convergence of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-activated pathways for anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammation: central role for JAK2 activation of STAT3 and NF-kappaB. Brain Res. 2009 Feb 23;1256:1-7. Epub 2008 Nov 27.

In this study, we investigated the effects of inhibiting the alpha7 nAChR-JAK2 pro-survival cascade on the nicotine-induced production of the survival factor Bcl-2 and the transcriptional activation of NF-kappaB, AP-1, STAT1, STAT3, and STAT5.
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19252273 Shimohama S: Nicotinic receptor-mediated neuroprotection in neurodegenerative disease models. Biol Pharm Bull. 2009 Mar;32(3):332-6.

Levels of phosphorylated Akt, an effector of PI3K, Bcl-2 and Bcl-x were increased by nicotine administration.
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19911375 Nishioka T, Guo J, Yamamoto D, Chen L, Huppi P, Chen CY: Nicotine, through upregulating pro-survival signaling, cooperates with NNK to promote transformation. J Cell Biochem. 2010 Jan 1;109(1):152-61.

Interestingly, a week after the exposure to nicotine or nicotine plus NNK, Bcl-2 expression was augmented, accompanied with the increased resistance to cisplatin-induced apoptosis.
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20339300 Zhou X, Sheng Y, Yang R, Kong X: Nicotine Promotes Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis via Oxidative Stress and Altered Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression. Cardiology. 2010 Mar 26;115(4):243-250.

Real-time PCR indicated that the expression of Bcl-2, Pax3, Bmp4 and Slug was down-regulated in the nicotine group, while the expression of P53, Bax and Msx1 was up-regulated.
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19714494 Akaike A, Takada-Takatori Y, Kume T, Izumi Y: Mechanisms of neuroprotective effects of nicotine and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: role of alpha4 and alpha7 receptors in neuroprotection. J Mol Neurosci. 2010 Jan;40(1-2):211-6.

The phosphorylation of Akt, an effector of PI3K, and the expression level of Bcl-2, an anti-apoptotic protein, increased with donepezil and galantamine treatments.
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